As 2010 winds down and it is time once again to set new goals for the New Year, The NASW MA Chapter invites you to resolve to get involved in Chapter activities! The Chapter is currently in the final stages of setting its exciting legislative agenda for next session. We are looking for our talented members to provide testimony at the State House, mobilize your peers and of course participate in our Legislative Education Advocacy Day on March 30th at the State House to celebrate Social Work Month.
In the areas of Continuing Education and Clinical Issues we are closely watching payment reform and continuing our advocacy with managed care companies. Planning for new Continuing Education programs that include live sessions, podcasts and the 2012 Symposium are all underway. If you have a talent for writing, presenting or event planning or would like to be a part of organizing Symposium 2012 and other CE programs, contact the Chapter Office. The Chapter is also updating our Licensing Test Prep program to comply with the new ASWB changes taking effect in 2011. Our CEU and LTP schedules are available on our website and open for registration!
If outreach is a more appealing to you, the Chapter has unveiled its Social Work Reinvestment Initiative. Staff and volunteers are heading out to Massachusetts high schools, youth programs, and community colleges to speak to students about considering a career in social work. Come tell your story and help educate youth about the wonderful field of social work! We will have an informal “train the trainer” session in late January at the Chapter office for interested members.
NASW MA has several Shared Interest Groups (SIGS) in various areas of practice that are always open to new members! These groups meet to network, organize continuing education conferences, follow legislation, draft policy statements, represent NASW in the community, and generally serve as the eyes and ears of the chapter, feeding back information to staff and the elected leadership. To get involved, please e-mail Chapter@naswma.org. You can be added to a SIG(s) e-mail list, or connected to a staff member overseeing the activity in which you have interest. The complete list is available on our website www.naswma.org.
To explore areas that might of interest to you please check out one of our upcoming networking events! Our next event will be on February 8th at Big City in Boston. Social workers of all levels are invited! Come join us for some good food and great company! Events on the North Shore and Central Massachusetts are also in consideration.
Call the Chapter office to see how you can get involved!
Carol J. Trust
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